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A Two-Part Series on Tackling Tough Clients, Witnesses, Opposing Counsel, and Judges
Sometimes your biggest challenges aren’t the cases themselves - they’re the people involved! In this two-part miniseries, seasoned trial attorneys share their strategies for handling difficult personalities.
The Litigator's Struggle: Part 1 covers handling challenging clients, from demanding and emotionally involved to uncooperative and unrealistic. You’ll also learn how to manage tricky witnesses, from memory issues to hostile testimonies, and discover how to work with tough experts.
The Litigator's Struggle: Part 2 shifts to opposing counsel and judges. Explore effective countermoves to Rambo litigation tactics. Learn how to deal with challenging judges, from overbearing to inconsistent, and gain strategies for maintaining control in the courtroom.
Stay poised, no matter the challenge - register today!
Courses Included

Litigation & Appeals
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Alabama CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
3 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| California CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
4 Total | 12-31-2027 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Florida CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 01-31-2027 |
| Georgia CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Iowa CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2030 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Indiana CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2026 |
| Kansas CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 07-24-2026 |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
3 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-31-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2028 |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total | 02-28-2026 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2028 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2028 |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 04-17-2026 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2028 |
| New York CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 07-25-2028 |
| Ohio CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2028 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Texas CLE |
|
3 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Utah CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Washington CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2030 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 07-25-2027 |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
3 Total |

Litigation & Appeals
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Alabama CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
3 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| California CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
4 Total | 12-31-2027 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Florida CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 01-31-2027 |
| Georgia CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Iowa CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2030 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-23-2027 |
| Indiana CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2026 |
| Kansas CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 07-23-2026 |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
3 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-23-2027 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-31-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2028 |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total | 02-28-2026 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2028 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2028 |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 04-17-2026 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2028 |
| New York CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 07-24-2028 |
| Ohio CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2028 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-23-2027 |
| Texas CLE |
|
3 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Utah CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Washington CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-23-2030 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 07-24-2027 |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
3 Total |
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
8 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
7 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
6 Total |
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Speakers
Speaker bio
Betsy C. Manifold
is the managing partner at Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP. She practices in complex class actions representing clients including institutional investors such as public and labor pension funds, labor health and welfare benefit funds, and private institutional investors who suffered losses due to corporate fraud. Ms. Manifold has extensive experience in antitrust law and has been at the forefront of several notable federal class action antitrust actions on behalf of consumers. In 2020, she spoke at the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law Symposium on the impact of antitrust law on the fair treatment of student athletes under state and federal employment law. Ms. Manifold also has over twenty years experience in wage and hour law and has favorably litigated noteworthy class actions on behalf of workers. She is a member of the firm's litigation team that recovered over $7 billion for investors and over one hundred million for workers. Ms. Manifold is a member of the Investor Protection, Consumer Protection and Labor and Business Practice litigation groups with an emphasis on unfair and deceptive practices law, wage and hour law, securities law, derivative law, brokerage disputes law, and arbitration representing broker dealers. She has participated on panels involving diverse legal issues including a 2019 ABA Litigation Section panel at the ABA National Conference on women and the law. Ms. Manifold earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Middlebury College and her J.D. degree from Marquette University.
Speaker bio
Alex J. Tramontano
is an attorney at Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP. Mr. Tramontano spent over a decade representing large corporations and well known insurers in defense of complex claims, catastrophic injuries, and insurance litigation matters. During his career as a defense attorney, Mr. Tramontano represented clients subject to claims with potential exposure estimates exceeding $100m. Mr. Tramontano has represented corporate clients in many types of disputes, defended potential class actions, represented major defendants in complex litigation matters, and represented parties involved in contract disputes and general liability defendants. Mr. Tramontano began his path toward law at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Police Department during his undergraduate education. He went on to earn his law degree at California Western School of Law in San Diego. While studying for his law degree, Mr. Tramontano worked for the San Diego County District Attorney as a certified legal intern in the Superior Court and Insurance Fraud divisions. While at the District Attorney's office, Mr. Tramontano assisted in charging, prosecuting, and sentencing of felony level criminal charges.
Speaker bio
Thomas H. Burt
is a partner at Wolf Haldenstein Alder Freeman & Herz LLP. He has extensive experience in complex class actions representing clients including institutional investors such as public and labor pension funds, labor health and welfare benefit funds, and private institutional investors who suffered losses due to corporate fraud. Mr. Burt is part of the Firm's team that has recovered over $7 billion for investors. He also has extensive experience in antitrust law and has been at the forefront of several notable federal class action antitrust actions on behalf of consumers. He is a member of the Business Practice, Consumer Practice and Investor Protection practice groups with an emphasis on securities litigation, derivative litigation, transactional litigation, antitrust/competition law, and unfair and deceptive business practices law. Mr. Burt received his B.A., magna cum laude from American University and his J.D. from the New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; Eastern District of Michigan
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